How Easy Is It To Drive An Electric Car Across Europe? | Tesla Model 3 Road Trip
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- With the world moving over to EV, one question has been around the range and charging on a road trip. So what better test than to take the Tesla Model 3 across Europe!?
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It’s genuinely easy. After going electric it took about 3 months and a couple of roads trips for range anxiety to completely vanish! It’s really not a thing / issue like people not in the know or media might have you believe
It’s just adapting to the change of charging, but we didn’t find an issue!
A great video to show anyone next time you hear someone say "bUt YoU cAn'T dO rOaD tRiPs In An ElEcTrIc CaR"
Thank you! Haha proves them wrong👀
@@24k__J when it’s free…
@@24k__J lots of people choose to drive to the continent for a holiday rather than fly. It's often cheaper than flying, there are no luggage weight limits to worry about, you don't have pack all your shampoo into a sandwich bag and most importantly you don't have bother with hiring a car at the destination.
I just took a model Y performance from UK to Romania … and all the alps on the return, 4,500 miles in total …. 😎👍
Good video Bex. I have been driving Tesla's since 2017 in the UK including European trips. We all love petrol performance cars especially for the track but the reality is Good electric cars are the future for our daily driver.
Interesting facts : The average petrol or diesel car in uk scrap yards has an average of 130k miles on the clock. A Tesla is expected to last for 300k + miles. No servicing costs other than tyres. 11 times less likely to catch on fire, despite what the media tries to make you believe.
Euro NCAP also have proven they have the best safety score of any car tested
Colin
It was fantastic for the trip and really opened our eyes
Another video proving an ICE vehicle is more practical than an ev
@@davebaker8362luddite
Well done Bex! An informative video that clearly outlines that even though even with a Tesla super charger network those charging times were fine giving you a well deserved break when you needed it. OK a petrol car may have refuelled in 5 minutes but after all that time on the road we need a break as well as the car. Great job and thanks for sharing.
The breaks were perfect timing for us to feel more refreshed!
Remember that the speed and driving style on any EV is the main factor of the range.
Based on real-world tests and user data for the 2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range (LR), the estimated ranges at different speeds are as follows (source data from ArenaEV & EV Central):
60 km/h (37 mph): ~ 680 km (423 miles)
80 km/h (50 mph): ~ 570 km (354 miles)
100 km/h (62 mph): ~ 465 km (289 miles)
120 km/h (75 mph): ~ 415 km (258 miles)
140 km/h (87 mph): ~ 330 km (205 miles)
Range variation can be around ±10-15%, depending on:
- Temperature: cold temperatures in winter
- Driving style: relaxed driving uses less battery
- Load: heavy load increases energy consumption
- Terrain: Increased energy required for steep hills and mountains
This is also true of ICE vehicles. My MINI GP will go a lot further on one tank if I drive at 55mph on the motorway compared to 70mph.
What a great video!! And some Stunning scenery!
Thankyou!!
Great video, thanks Bex. Road trip our Tesla around Europe every summer exploring. Perfect car for this. Off in six weeks on our next adventure. Can't wait!
Have fun!
Very nicely done! Just the information I was looking for delivered in a superb format 😊👍🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Brave lady, prove many wrong about EV not fit for long trips. Need only stops recharge planning.
I did a 2500 mile road trip in my model 3 performance last summer, through France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Belgian. Best road trip I've ever had. Cool video, reminded me of my trip :) Only problem I had was I nipped to the toilet on the euro tunnel, and the wobbling set the alarm off, which the people sharing the carriage thought was funny, as it blared the music!
Epic! Thank you, this was very helpful and gives us a lot more confidence for our long road trips planned 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
What an awesome journey, and a great car to do it in. The video is very informative. Good stuff
Thank you🙌🏼
drove for Scotland to Charlons En Champagne then to Valence then onto Monte Carlo and back in my Tesla Model 3 without any problems
Why did you make it look so easy?! The haters will not be impressed 😁
I will do London-Venice at the end of this month on tesla, I can't wait for it! 🤠
Lovely vid ❤
Did you have any issues using autopilot in europe? Giving driving is on the other side of the road?
Absolutely no issues at all, but remember to adapt the lights for Europe as we ended up getting flashed for blinding people.
@@DrivingBex thank you!!
Great video
But how come you had free supercharging
With it being a Tesla press car, they all are in the network so registered to Tesla.
Do you have to put stickers on the lights still? Or does the Tesla know it's in Europe and changes it's settings?
We actually went into the settings and changed the light height ourselves but stickers would of been an easier option (we just forgot until being repeated flashed!)
How did you become comfortable driving in France especially the roads is different than UK?
I’m assuming for the cost it made no difference to be in this or that country ? How about the cost rate ? Were they the same ?
I believe so! Was just dependent on the peak times as per the UK. When we went across in our MG EV; it cost £80 including a detour to Disney Paris using 90% Tesla chargers😊
Why was charging free?
What was the distance you traveled?
600 miles one way
Hi. Did you need to adjust the headlight s to drive în Europe?
Yes we did! We got a flashed at a lot so pulled over to adjust😊
Sorry I am very new to this my MY will be delivered soon. So no need to buy stickers and stuff you can just adjust this from the software? TiA
If you ever come to America and you need a driving partner look me up!😍
Only with a tesla , try it with a MG 4 🤣
We actually did as my partner owns an MG4. We still used the Tesla Superchargers (which were open to non Teslas) as they were cheaper. We also stopped as DisneyLand Paris which has free EV charging. The range of the SE (standard range) was enough to last us 4 hours of driving, where we were ready for a stop and nap anyway. It cost us a total of £80 to get there any back, including travelling around whilst we were there, and the detour to Disney.
Gosto dos chinelos 😅😅
I drive these kind of distances at least twice faster with my ICE car. Cannot understand people willing to waste their time on the road with electric garbage
I don't understand how you're going twice faster when the only added time we had was for charging in Belgium for less than an hour on a 14 hour journey...
Witte sokken in slippers! Dit kan echt niet meer 🫣
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